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Francis Haward
1759-1797
Carola-Genofa-Louisa-Augusta-Andrea-Timothea-D'eon de Beaumont / Angelica Kaufman pinxt. after Latour ; Francis Haward A&R sculpsit.
London : Publish'd ... by Francis Haward, Jany 18th, 1788.
stipple engraving
13 6/16 x 9 1/2 in (338 x 239 mm)
Peel 0795
Notes
Remainder of caption reads: Carola-Genovefa-Louisa-Augusta-Andrea-Timothea-D'Eon De Beaumont, Knight of the Royal and Military order of St. Louis Captain of Dragoons, and the Volunteers of the Army, Aide-de-Camp to the Marechal Duke & Count de Broglio, Minsiter Plenipotentiary from the King of France to the King of Great Britain in 1763, &c. &c. &c. Born at Tonnerre 5.th of Oct.r, 1728. Painted in her 25th Year. From a Picture in the Collection of Geo:e Keate Esq:r.
"This portrait derives from a print published in 1779 in France, one of a pair which showed d'Eon in male and female dress respectively ... The claim made in this print's lettering, that it reproduces a portrait made in d'Eon's 25th year, should not therefore be taken seriously. It is unclear whether the portrait referred to in the collection of George Keate would in fact be a copy painted by Kauffman after the French print. This print does, however, emphasise the admiration felt for d'Eon as a heroine who had proven her abilities beyond the usual measure of a woman. Mary Wollstonecraft would write admiringly of d'Eon as one who had showed the scope a woman might reach with the proper education and encouragement, and there was evidently great popular interest in 'her' achievements. This may account for a print which goes to such lengths to emphasise d'Eon's femininity that it has lost any resemblance to the original sitter."--British Museum online collection catalog, item 1851,0308.215.
"This portrait derives from a print published in 1779 in France, one of a pair which showed d'Eon in male and female dress respectively ... The claim made in this print's lettering, that it reproduces a portrait made in d'Eon's 25th year, should not therefore be taken seriously. It is unclear whether the portrait referred to in the collection of George Keate would in fact be a copy painted by Kauffman after the French print. This print does, however, emphasise the admiration felt for d'Eon as a heroine who had proven her abilities beyond the usual measure of a woman. Mary Wollstonecraft would write admiringly of d'Eon as one who had showed the scope a woman might reach with the proper education and encouragement, and there was evidently great popular interest in 'her' achievements. This may account for a print which goes to such lengths to emphasise d'Eon's femininity that it has lost any resemblance to the original sitter."--British Museum online collection catalog, item 1851,0308.215.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
False portrait of Charles Genevieve Louis Auguste Andree Timothee D'Eon de Beaumont (called the Chevalier D'Eon), half-length, in an oval, slightly turned to the left, in a dark dress with a bow and the star of the Order of St Louis. Cf. British Museum online catalog.
Associated names
Kauffmann, Angelica, 1741-1807, designer.
La Tour, Maurice Quentin de, 1704-1788, artist.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
La Tour, Maurice Quentin de, 1704-1788, artist.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
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